I see what you did there...

On the IR theme, many webcams have an IR blocking filter than can be removed to greatly increase IR sensitivity. You even have extras to practice on!

It isn't that they wouldn't give him one free, it's that they know he would refuse to take it without paying for it.

If you read the linked Washington Post article, they mention that the 370 NM camera is for the the low-resolution camera. In the article, they brag that it was the then widest angle reconnaissance camera. The high-resolution, and therefore narrow field, camera had a resolution of 2' 6". There is also a description of a counter-rotating optic system, which would indicate to me that they were using a scanning-style panoramic camera yielding a much larger film area than 24mm x 36mm. If I had to guess (with no particular expertise on the subject), I bet they were using something more like extra long rolls of 120 (6cm wide) roll film.

And we're there.

The cops? No. But the judges and lawyers will care.

That's why surveillance cameras don't record audio.

They key difference, as it relates to this case, is that the cell phone was recording audio at the same time. Photography and audio recordings are subject to different rules.

Could just not use the phone in the bath....

They could just use paper ballots like everyone else... You can count 200 ballots in a matter of minutes instead of training students on an electronic system that may or may not be flaky.

Wait! Who on Slashdot still has a VCR? Ok, I'll get off your lawn now UID3872.

That reminds me of Mac System 6.x which loved to crash on save or print. But there was none of this "autosave" business so save your butt.

I have several SmartUPS 2200 units that are over a decade old and all are still running perfectly. You just have to remember to change the batteries every 3 or so years.

If you read the updated post, the developer DID withdraw every week and still got burned.

I find it to be a good euphemism for the gene pool...